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I also have lots of Playbills that I'm looking to part with. Many signed, also a few window cards, signed and unsigned. Many in color, some semi-rarities. If anyone is interested, please send me a message and I'll send you a list of what I've got. Thanks a million!

What did the lovely Celia sing on the Chatterbox?

michealb, we seem to agree on a lot of things, but NOT this....gavin's hair needs to stay exactly where it is. maybe a trim for those split ends that are no doubt there, but GAH!!! no haircuts.

ugh....how can you pass up Lansbury in favor of Merman?!?! I know, I may be the antichrist for saying that but GAH....just listen to Lansbury's Rose's Turn....the woman is AMAZING...sure, it may be a little odd to hear the British accent, and sure they lowered the keys, but EVEN SO!!! i'm not terribly passionate about much, but i AM passionate about La Lansbury's Rose.

then Lansbury by far. then maybe Bern, Midler, Tricia Williams, the woman who played it in my production that i directed a few years ago, Merman, Daly...Russell & Buckley are LOOOOOOOOOW on my list.

who i've seen? Peters. based on recordings? Lansbury by a landslide!!

les miserables. the rest blow.

i'm not who you were specifically questioning, and granted, i've never seen LaChanze in anything else, but i can say that in Color Purple in Atlanta, she was powerhouse...couldn't wait for her to come back onstage as soon as she left. she rose above the awful material and was just luminous. made remarkable transitions from the very young Celie to the middle aged Celie to the very old Celie seamlessly. you totally bought into everything she was doing every moment of the show. absolutley captiv...

kavana, when you say "church ladies" do you mean the trio that was a combination of the "pick-a-little" ladies from music man and andy of the girl groups from Little Shop or Hairspray or Caroline or Change? you LIKED that??? i wanted to hurl large objects at the stage whenever they were on.

ah well...you say potato, i say potahto. i'm more concerned about this big ole flop of an expensive "musical" that's beginning previews in october. i'm hoping that it's going to be amazing but i'm not holding my breath.

I'm a lover of both the novel and the film...it's about the only Speilberg film that i do enjoy. in regards to the stereotypes of the men, is this not told from Celie's point of view? Thru Celie's eyes, would the men not appear domineering, overpowering, etc? Granted, I'm not a semi literate girl/woman of color in the old south, but the movie made sense to me. In regards to the musical, all I can say is I seriously hope they've done lots of rethinking, reworking & LOTS of rewriting since the ...

the curtain call music, because that means it's finally over!

she is so friggin adorable...i wanna hang out with her.

Likewise....Oklahoma!, Carousel, Mame, West Side Story?? It doesnt get any better...Of my Top 10 favorite shows of all time (yeah, i have a list of 10--i'm a geek that way), there are 2 that were written in my lifetime. i'm 25, btw.

And Eve Was Weak--Carrie When There's No One--Carrie All Things--Thou Shalt Not

i'm shocked, michaelb naughty.

that's what i assumed....thanks for the clarification michaelb :)

i'm wildly interested to hear her sing...i think she's a wonderful actor. is your comparison of Rosario to Daphne due to vocal quality or just the fact that they played the same role?

someone must have really liked her vocals in the Rent film...gives us something to look forward to! now if i could only make it up to NYC to see THIS!!!

Carrie, Follies (original and revival), Mame, 1974 Gypsy revival, 1979 Oklahoma revival